[Opensource] Running windows applications seamlessly inside Linux

[Anton Yoxon]

Not yet but I will be this morning.  I am running Hardy Heron and love
it.  i am getting my techos to install it on our machines alongside
windows.  hardy Heron allows an install within windows.
cheers
anton


Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> Cool. Have you tried the seamless desktop and application sharing
> tricks mentioned in the article? :-)
>
>
>
> 2008/5/2 Anton Yoxon <anton.yoxon at hillcrest.vic.edu.au
> <mailto:anton.yoxon at hillcrest.vic.edu.au>>:
>
>     I have been running virtualbox on Ubuntu to access windows and it
>     works great.
>     regards
>     Anton Yoxon
>
>     Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
>>     This is a fascinating tutorial. I cannot wait to give this a try
>>     using Ubuntu boot on my laptop or desktop at home. This will give
>>     me a workaround to running things like our reporting system on a
>>     Linux desktop without needing to reboot the computer. A seamless
>>     desktop is the way to go. Think of how Macintosh users have been
>>     able to use parallels to run Windows applications seamlessly and
>>     you get the idea. :-)
>>         
>>     http://lifehacker.com/367714/run-windows-apps-seamlessly-inside-linux
>>
>>     Last year I had fun teaching students how to use virtual machines
>>     to give them exposure to installing and playing about with
>>     different operating systems. Whilst we have been using VMWare to
>>     create virtual servers for our enterprise setup, I'll switch to
>>     using VirtualBox.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     Regards Roland
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>>     http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
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